adb sideload issue - Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Can someone explain this to me as to why https://android.googleapis.com/pack...amu-ota-LMY48I-from-LMY47Z-superblock-fix.zip gives me the following error shown in the attach picture?
Looks like it should match correctly but sideload is errorring out saying otherwise
C:\Users\Double\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb shell getprop ro.build.fingerprint
google/shamu/shamu:5.1.1/LMY47Z/1860966:user/release-keys
C:\Users\Double\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>

Do it from stock recovery. It's kinda broken in twrp because twrp was build with a build.prop with old user keys so it won't let you flash it. All the Ota zip will see is those old user keys and kill it every time. Stock recovery will work.
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david279 said:
Do it from stock recovery. It's kinda broken in twrp because twrp was build with a build.prop with old user keys so it won't let you flash it. All the Ota zip will see is those old user keys and kill it every time. Stock recovery will work.
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I'm having the same problem with TWRP and the TMO LYZ28J update. How do I get back to stock recovery? Is it just a matter of uninstalling TWRP and reinstalling it when I'm done?

JimSmith94 said:
I'm having the same problem with TWRP and the TMO LYZ28J update. How do I get back to stock recovery? Is it just a matter of uninstalling TWRP and reinstalling it when I'm done?
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Install the stock recovery in fastboot, you can download it from the factory images or just search for it
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JimSmith94 said:
I'm having the same problem with TWRP and the TMO LYZ28J update. How do I get back to stock recovery? Is it just a matter of uninstalling TWRP and reinstalling it when I'm done?
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If you have TWRP, chances are your rom would be modified in some way so the OTA Won't work anyway.

danarama said:
If you have TWRP, chances are your rom would be modified in some way so the OTA Won't work anyway.
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I'm stock rooted, are you saying that won't work? What's the proper way to install this update without losing data?
I'm used to flashing updates from recovery, so this whole sideload thing is new to me.

JimSmith94 said:
I'm stock rooted, are you saying that won't work? What's the proper way to install this update without losing data?
I'm used to flashing updates from recovery, so this whole sideload thing is new to me.
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Correct, root is a modification. An OTA will not flash unless the rom and kernel are 100% as expected.. This is regardless of whether the OTA zip is flahsed in adb sideload or as an OTA natively.
If there is a J factory image available, fastboot flash the system.img and boot.img and you're updated.
If there is not, do the above but with the version the OTA expects. .. Then flash the OTA

danarama said:
If there is a J factory image available, fastboot flash the system.img and boot.img and you're updated.
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There is an LYZ28J factory image available, here > https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images

danarama said:
Correct, root is a modification. An OTA will not flash unless the rom and kernel are 100% as expected.. This is regardless of whether the OTA zip is flahsed in adb sideload or as an OTA natively.
If there is a J factory image available, fastboot flash the system.img and boot.img and you're updated.
If there is not, do the above but with the version the OTA expects. .. Then flash the OTA
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Thanks for the info! Since Google says they will release these updates monthly, I'm hoping to find a simple, painless, and repeatable method to do these updates. Will flashing your suggestions lose root or data?

JimSmith94 said:
Thanks for the info! Since Google says they will release these updates monthly, I'm hoping to find a simple, painless, and repeatable method to do these updates. Will flashing your suggestions lose root or data?
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It will lose root, but you just flash supersu from recovery

I had to flash the stock recovery back on and then did the OTA update. :-/ I really like my full system backups that TWRP does though..

doublejz said:
I had to flash the stock recovery back on and then did the OTA update. :-/ I really like my full system backups that TWRP does though..
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Just flash the system.img then

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[Q] OTA Updates on Rooted XT1095 (Stock Recovery)

I recently followed this guide to root my XT1095. All I did was unlock my bootloader and boot the image...I did not (intentionally) alter my recovery, nor did I install a custom ROM. Will I still receive OTA update notifications and, if so, are they safe to apply?
Dan Again said:
I recently followed this guide to root my XT1095. All I did was unlock my bootloader and boot the image...I did not (intentionally) alter my recovery, nor did I install a custom ROM. Will I still receive OTA update notifications and, if so, are they safe to apply?
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If you are running a custom recovery TWRP for example, I doubt that you will get OTA updates. I believe you need the stock recovery to be able to install OTA updates.
grneyez said:
If you are running a custom recovery TWRP for example, I doubt that you will get OTA updates. I believe you need the stock recovery to be able to install OTA updates.
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I'm a little confused by your response. As I said in my original question, I did not (intentionally) alter my recovery. Did the method that I used achieve root alter my recovery for me?
If you did not install a custom recovery than you should be able to get OTA updates. Check to see what recovery you have.
Dan Again said:
I'm a little confused by your response. As I said in my original question, I did not (intentionally) alter my recovery. Did the method that I used achieve root alter my recovery for me?
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As long as you don't make any changes to /system, you *should* be good to go for updates. If you didn't intentionally flash a custom recovery then you still have the stock one.
If you're rooted OTAs won't work. In KitKat and lower they just performed checksums on each file before updating, so the altered root files were left untouched and the update installed. In Lollipop and up (at least for Nexus devices), it does a total checksum and if /system has been altered in any way (including for root) OTA's won't install.
grneyez said:
If you did not install a custom recovery than you should be able to get OTA updates. Check to see what recovery you have.
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Thanks for all the responses, guys. I booted into recovery and saw this, so I think my recovery is still stock. One quick question: when I boot into fastboot and select "Recovery", I get a dead Android and a "No Command" prompt - I had to follow these steps to actually get there. Why is that?
I'd like to try out Xposed now that it's available for my device, and I see that requires a custom recovery. If I install a custom recovery (TWRP, for instance) and use it to flash Xposed, can I then revert back to stock recovery and continue to receive OTA updates?
Dan Again said:
Thanks for all the responses, guys. I booted into recovery and saw this, so I think my recovery is still stock. One quick question: when I boot into fastboot and select "Recovery", I get a dead Android and a "No Command" prompt - I had to follow these steps to actually get there. Why is that?
I'd like to try out Xposed now that it's available for my device, and I see that requires a custom recovery. If I install a custom recovery (TWRP, for instance) and use it to flash Xposed, can I then revert back to stock recovery and continue to receive OTA updates?
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If you modified your system with Xposed you won't be able to install OTA updates. Even if you return yo stock recovery.
To install an OTA you need three things. 1. Unaltered system, 2.no root and 3. stock recovery
juliospinoza said:
If you modified your system with Xposed you won't be able to install OTA updates. Even if you return yo stock recovery.
To install an OTA you need three things. 1. Unaltered system, 2.no root and 3. stock recovery
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Fair enough. So let's say that I install a custom recovery and then Xposed. Will there be a way that I can manually upgrade to new stock OS versions as they come out for my phone?
Dan Again said:
Fair enough. So let's say that I install a custom recovery and then Xposed. Will there be a way that I can manually upgrade to new stock OS versions as they come out for my phone?
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You can always flash a ROM or custom ROM via fast boot, but you will loss all your settings, apps etc because you are flashing an entire new system... The OTA only patches
The only way back is to flash your stock ROM if you can get a hold of it.
floepie said:
The only way back is to flash your stock ROM if you can get a hold of it.
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So, funny story - this weekend I accidentally wiped my OS and had to flash stock ROM to get back up and running. See: here. Good resource for others who might be looking for Moto X 2014 stock Lollipop firmware...definitely saved that on my computer
juliospinoza said:
If you modified your system with Xposed you won't be able to install OTA updates. Even if you return yo stock recovery.
To install an OTA you need three things. 1. Unaltered system, 2.no root and 3. stock recovery
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Isn't there any way to uninstall Xposed, revert back to original recovery and remove root--all in order to install OTA without completely loosing user data and apps installed?
yurkennis said:
Isn't there any way to uninstall Xposed, revert back to original recovery and remove root--all in order to install OTA without completely loosing user data and apps installed?
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yes
just flash via fastboot
1. recovery (stock)
2. system
if your phone is 5.0 xt1095 and you didn't flash modems you should be able to receive OTA.
Repeat of Question
I'm not sure I completely understand what I need to do to get updated to 5.1. I have an XT1095 that I only rooted, no custom recovery. I downloaded the OTA for 5.1 last night and tried to update. Got an error and it did not update. A quick google search seems to state, as well as earlier in this thread, that I can not update if I am rooted. I would prefer not completely start over on my phone (wipe) and would like to just apply the update. Can I just "unroot" my phone and apply the update or do I have to go back to the beginning (with a stock recovery) before the update will take?
I know enough about all this to have followed the directions to accomplish the root about 7 months ago. Since then not played with any system files! The only reason I rooted was so I could use the full capabilities of Greenify. Any opinions on that would be appreciated as well. Thanks!
jhworth8 said:
I'm not sure I completely understand what I need to do to get updated to 5.1. I have an XT1095 that I only rooted, no custom recovery. I downloaded the OTA for 5.1 last night and tried to update. Got an error and it did not update. A quick google search seems to state, as well as earlier in this thread, that I can not update if I am rooted. I would prefer not completely start over on my phone (wipe) and would like to just apply the update. Can I just "unroot" my phone and apply the update or do I have to go back to the beginning (with a stock recovery) before the update will take?
I know enough about all this to have followed the directions to accomplish the root about 7 months ago. Since then not played with any system files! The only reason I rooted was so I could use the full capabilities of Greenify. Any opinions on that would be appreciated as well. Thanks!
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Try reading, the post literally before yours tells you what to do, lol.
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AGISCI said:
Try reading, the post literally before yours tells you what to do, lol.
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I take it that flashing the recovery and the system.img files to the phone will not erase all the apps, photos, music, etc.?
summit15 said:
I take it that flashing the recovery and the system.img files to the phone will not erase all the apps, photos, music, etc.?
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Correct, it won't erase those things.
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so if i am just rooted, and custom recovery, could I unroot (via supersu app) and flash stock recovery and be good to go? or am i missing something?
yamahakid said:
so if i am just rooted, and custom recovery, could I unroot (via supersu app) and flash stock recovery and be good to go? or am i missing something?
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It's more difficult with Lollipop: updates now "look for" a completely stock unmodified unrooted system. So you'll have to flash a stock image of the current build and then take the OTA.

[Q] Ultimate Guide to 5.1 OTA - unencrypted device

So I've read a couple threads on this, but I'm still confused.
I want to update through OTA, but not encrypt my phone, ultimately.
Is this how it's done?
Flash Stock system, boot, bootloader, recovery (5.0.1)
Boot to stock recovery, adb sideload OTA
Reboot to bootloader
Flash custom boot w/o forced encryption
Reboot?
I think when I unencrypted back then, I had to make a full wipe? I want to avoid this.
George_Mn said:
So I've read a couple threads on this, but I'm still confused.
I want to update through OTA, but not encrypt my phone, ultimately.
Is this how it's done?
Flash Stock system, boot, bootloader, recovery (5.0.1)
Boot to stock recovery, adb sideload OTA
Reboot to bootloader
Flash custom boot w/o forced encryption
Reboot?
I think when I unencrypted back then, I had to make a full wipe? I want to avoid this.
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It would be best to wait for a 5.1 no-force boot.img to be released first. And also, wait until the 5.1 systemn.img is available. Then flash 5.1 system.img and the nboot.img of your choice.
rootSU said:
It would be best to wait for a 5.1 no-force boot.img to be released first. And also, wait until the 5.1 systemn.img is available. Then flash 5.1 system.img and the nboot.img of your choice.
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Didn't Google want to ditch force encryption with 5.1?
George_Mn said:
Didn't Google want to ditch force encryption with 5.1?
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The only change we're expecting is that they may move from software to hardware encryption.
Though you could test it if you believe that to be the case.
rootSU said:
The only change we're expecting is that they may move from software to hardware encryption.
Though you could test it if you believe that to be the case.
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I just read a post of someone saying 5.1 does not add an option to unencrypt.
rootSU said:
It would be best to wait for a 5.1 no-force boot.img to be released first. And also, wait until the 5.1 systemn.img is available. Then flash 5.1 system.img and the nboot.img of your choice.
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is there no way to create a 5.1 no force boot.img from the 5.1 OTA or from the system files on the phone after the 5.1 OTA was applied?
thafngame24 said:
is there no way to create a 5.1 no force boot.img from the 5.1 OTA or from the system files on the phone after the 5.1 OTA was applied?
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I don't know enough about unpacking boot,imgs to answer that.
I am also looking for the same thing. Sideload the OTA zip file and keep it unencrypted.
I am currently on FK and I was thinking to do this:
Flash stock 5.0.1 boot.img
Sideload the OTA
Flash unencrypted 5.1 boot.img
Of course no reboots in between to avoid the encryption.
Any thoughts?
Ladduro said:
I am also looking for the same thing. Sideload the OTA zip file and keep it unencrypted.
I am currently on FK and I was thinking to do this:
Flash stock 5.0.1 boot.img
Sideload the OTA
Flash unencrypted 5.1 boot.img
Of course no reboots in between to avoid the encryption.
Any thoughts?
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We got the factory images now, so you don't have to flash 5.0.1 first.
5.1.0 Shamu
Is there an unencrypted 5.1 boot yet?
George_Mn said:
We got the factory images now, so you don't have to flash 5.0.1 first.
5.1.0 Shamu
Is there an unencrypted 5.1 boot yet?
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Yes, here http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/development/disable-forced-encryption-gain-root-t2946715
Ladduro said:
Yes, here http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/development/disable-forced-encryption-gain-root-t2946715
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I messed it up. Flashed everything (but the custom boot.img) and then tried to root (Cause I wanted to flash a mod through twrp) which lead into a boot which I didn't interupt quick enough.
It now just says "Encryption unsuccessful" and that I have to reset it. I even tried flashing everything again (including new unencrypted boot.img) Oh well.. Most stuff was backed up so whatever..
George_Mn said:
I messed it up. Flashed everything (but the custom boot.img) and then tried to root (Cause I wanted to flash a mod through twrp) which lead into a boot which I didn't interupt quick enough.
It now just says "Encryption unsuccessful" and that I have to reset it. I even tried flashing everything again (including new unencrypted boot.img) Oh well.. Most stuff was backed up so whatever..
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Sorry about that...
Ladduro said:
Sorry about that...
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Happens! I literally got everything backed up but Whatsapp so at least I got a fresh phone now lol. And it's unencrypted!

[Q] Need stock recovery !

i need to do OTA update , already with twrp and root , so in order to do ota update i need to fastboot stock recovery !
upload a stock recovery.img if anybody having it.
download shamu image , extract to get the recovery.IMG
It's a Nexus load what you wish. Images here :
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#shamu
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yes i know that , i thought rather downloading whole image if somebody could provide me the recovery image only well thanks. ill do it.
ashupulse said:
yes i know that , i thought rather downloading whole image if somebody could provide me the recovery image only well thanks. ill do it.
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It needs to be more than just "stock recovery". It needs to be the exact version the ota will expect. So you'll have to download the matching image to your version you're on now...
Which if you're doing that, hadn't you just as well download the latest 5.1 image and just flash all that?
I would just flash the factory image..... less chance of a mess....
Never done an official OTA on my old N5, N10, or N6. I just fastboot the update radio, bootloader, system, and twrp recovery. Boot into recovery, reboot and install su when prompted. Always on the latest android version without losing data
mymusicathome said:
Never done an official OTA on my old N5, N10, or N6. I just fastboot the update radio, bootloader, system, and twrp recovery. Boot into recovery, reboot and install su when prompted. Always on the latest android version without losing data
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I hear you. if anything, back in the days, we used to avoid the OTA. I'm not sure why everybody has such a hard on for it.
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Only ota I took was when my n5 forced one on me out of the box. Never intentionally took one since android 1.5
recovery from 5.0.1
rootSU said:
It needs to be more than just "stock recovery". It needs to be the exact version the ota will expect. So you'll have to download the matching image to your version you're on now...
Which if you're doing that, hadn't you just as well download the latest 5.1 image and just flash all that?
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yes you are right actually i downloaded 5.1 exctracted recovery , flashed via fastboot.... and i hit error.
so lesson is recovery from 5.0.1 is needed.
ashupulse said:
yes you are right actually i downloaded 5.1 exctracted recovery , flashed via fastboot.... and i hit error.
so lesson is recovery from 5.0.1 is needed.
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How are you flashing?
mymusicathome said:
Never done an official OTA on my old N5, N10, or N6. I just fastboot the update radio, bootloader, system, and twrp recovery. Boot into recovery, reboot and install su when prompted. Always on the latest android version without losing data
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When updated to 5.1 from 5.0.1 -- I had to do Factory Data Reset, since after update N6 was showing 32GB instead of 64GB.
Was there a way to avoid Factory Data Reset ? Thank you!

[Q] 5.1.1 OTA while rooted?

I've been receiving the prompt to update my N6 to 5.1.1 for the past few days, but whenever I attempt to install it, it says it's rebooting and does nothing. Is this because I'm rooted? Besides being rooted, there's no modifications to the system (well, except for Franco Kernel and MCR I suppose...). Is it even possible to update this way? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
greycobalt said:
I've been receiving the prompt to update my N6 to 5.1.1 for the past few days, but whenever I attempt to install it, it says it's rebooting and does nothing. Is this because I'm rooted? Besides being rooted, there's no modifications to the system (well, except for Franco Kernel and MCR I suppose...). Is it even possible to update this way? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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Hi, no modifications to system (including recovery) or boot can be present for OTA to flash. Look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2992919
Evolution_Tech said:
Hi, no modifications to system (including recovery) or boot can be present for OTA to flash. Look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2992919
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Well that's a bummer! Thanks for the link. It looks like sideloading will still work, is that correct? If so, is it possible to sideload an update without wiping my data or factory resetting?
greycobalt said:
Well that's a bummer! Thanks for the link. It looks like sideloading will still work, is that correct? If so, is it possible to sideload an update without wiping my data or factory resetting?
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If your bootloader is unlocked, just do this:
Download the factory image for the new build you want.
Extract twice to end up with the bootloader, radio, boot, system, recovery, userdata, and cache images.
Flash each image individually with fastboot except for userdata.
You will be updated and won't lose data. Then, just flash TWRP again and then from TWRP, flash the superSU zip. You will be stock rooted, with TWRP recovery. All your data will remain.
If you try to flash official OTA via sideload, it will still fail because of root and custom recovery.
greycobalt said:
I've been receiving the prompt to update my N6 to 5.1.1 for the past few days, but whenever I attempt to install it, it says it's rebooting and does nothing. Is this because I'm rooted? Besides being rooted, there's no modifications to the system (well, except for Franco Kernel and MCR I suppose...). Is it even possible to update this way? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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Hi hi. Made me smile. Thanks for that.
Evolution_Tech said:
If your bootloader is unlocked, just do this:
Download the factory image for the new build you want.
Extract twice to end up with the bootloader, radio, boot, system, recovery, userdata, and cache images.
Flash each image individually with fastboot except for userdata.
You will be updated and won't lose data. Then, just flash TWRP again and then from TWRP, flash the superSU zip. You will be stock rooted, with TWRP recovery. All your data will remain.
If you try to flash official OTA via sideload, it will still fail because of root and custom recovery.
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I will definitely do this! Thanks. They haven't posted the Verizon 5.1.1 to the image site yet, so I'll have to wait a bit I guess. :-/ Thanks!
Didgeridoohan said:
Hi hi. Made me smile. Thanks for that.
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Ota on rooted devices

Can I still receive and apply ota on unlocked and rooted MI5?
TeHashX said:
Can I still receive and apply ota on unlocked and rooted MI5?
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You can certainly download the OTA through updater app however applying is not possible for rooted Mi5 witih TWRP.
ishangoyal said:
You can certainly download the OTA through updater app however applying is not possible for rooted Mi5 witih TWRP.
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Are both custom recovery AND root the problem for OTA, or just the recovery?
If I leave stock recovery, and do full unroot with SuperSU, will then OTA still work?
Burs said:
Are both custom recovery AND root the problem for OTA, or just the recovery?
If I leave stock recovery, and do full unroot with SuperSU, will then OTA still work?
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You would have to try that.. I didn't try this method.. I downloaded the full rom from en.miui.com and flashed through TWRP... and then flashed SuperSu.. this would ensure that data remains and rom is rooted and updated.
Moreover, generally MIUI OTA updates are same size as the original rom, so doesn't matter if you download full rom or OTA.
Thanks. OK then. So generally I can install both TWRP and root. And when I get OTA notification, i just download the full rom, and flash it using MiFlash tool, without wiping data and phone storage? That way I will still have all my apps, but will obviously have to root again (and maybe put TWRP?), right?
Burs said:
Thanks. OK then. So generally I can install both TWRP and root. And when I get OTA notification, i just download the full rom, and flash it using MiFlash tool, without wiping data and phone storage? That way I will still have all my apps, but will obviously have to root again (and maybe put TWRP?), right?
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download the full rom zip file and flash it using TWRP.. no need to flash using MiFlash tool.. you'll flash to flash supersu zip again.. no need to get TWRP again as it is still there and ya all yours apps and data will be there.
ishangoyal said:
download the full rom zip file and flash it using TWRP.. no need to flash using MiFlash tool.. you'll flash to flash supersu zip again.. no need to get TWRP again as it is still there and ya all yours apps and data will be there.
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Have anyone tried this? Thanks!
lenra06 said:
Have anyone tried this? Thanks!
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I myself update my rom using this method [emoji106]
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ishangoyal said:
Moreover, generally MIUI OTA updates are same size as the original rom, so doesn't matter if you download full rom or OTA.
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No, miui ota are much smaller than full rom. They are just just 100 or 200 MB if you update regularly. There is a modified twrp called zcx. If has an option to flash incremental ota zip without losing root or recovery. Search on afh.

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